“I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That you stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.”
Once more the bride adjures the daughters of Jerusalem not to stir up her love until it please her beloved (compare Song of Solomon 2:7; Song of Solomon 3:5). But the roe-deer and the hinds are not mentioned now, possibly a reminder of the more serious nature of what they would from now on be doing. She does not want her instruction to be interrupted.
SECTION 7.
The Return To Jerusalem.
The couple return to Jerusalem in total harmony, and in view of her powerful love for him she asks him to set her as a seal on his heart and hand. Once this has been settled the uniqueness and divine nature of love is then emphasized followed by an example of how she is taught by his wisdom. An illustration is given of how such love can be preserved in its pristine purity, using her younger sister as an example, at which point she is able to confirm to him that her love at least is full and true.
This is followed by a vivid illustration of the efforts that the young wife will now make to ensure that she keeps herself ‘perfect' for her beloved. In Song of Solomon 1:6 b she had failed to ‘keep' her personal vineyard and had allowed her complexion to be spoiled by the sun. Now she assures her beloved that she will make every effort to ensure that her beauty is fully maintained for his benefit.
The song then finishes with her calling on her beloved, as she had at the beginning (Song of Solomon 1:2-4), and telling him that ‘the companions' (the young male courtiers and shepherds - Song of Solomon 1:7) are listening for his voice, (contrast ‘the virgins love you -- we will run after you' - Song of Solomon 1:3-4 a) but that she expects him to call her in such a way that she hears him (compare ‘draw me' - Song of Solomon 1:4 a). His reward will be that he will be able to behave like a roe deer or young hart (which are eager for mating) on the mountain of spices (their royal bed - compare Song of Solomon 4:6).